August 14, 2008
Multi Tasking with Motorola
I have a confession.
I drive while talking on my cell phone.
I know, I know — I am terrible! What kind of a person - a mother at that! - would do such an irresponsible thing, right?
I mean, I should be modeling proper behavior for my children. Before I know it, Jackson will be grabbing my keys - and his cell phone - and running out the door. Do I want him to talk and drive?!?
But I can’t help it. I am obsessed with multi tasking. I can’t stand to waste a second. Sitting still in the car kills me. I simply can’t resist picking up the phone and getting something accomplished.
Apparently I am not alone.
According to an independent survey of 500 women commissioned by Motorola, 80 percent of women say they are engaged in another task while talking on their cell phones.
And of women aged 18-34, 97 percent multi task while on their cell phones, and 62 percent juggle two or three activities while talking on the cell phone.
But now, I have no excuse. Motorola recently sent us their H680 Hands-Free Headset, their T305 Hands-Free Car Speakerphone, and their Mobile Phone Tools CD to review. Both the Headset and the Car Speakerphone are tested to work with over 200 different Bluetooth-enabled phones.
I procrastinated getting set up though. I am so busy, I never have time for manuals. But once I finally ripped open the packages, I realized how ridiculous I was to put off getting hands free.
The set up was so fast, I was talking in my car within moments! And the clarity was great too. Now, I am a happy, hands-free mom!
My husband is trying to get his hands on the H680 Hands-Free Headset.
Since I usually talk in the car, I think I will be kind and share and let him have the Headset and I will use the Car Speakerphone.
(But I am sure nice, cause I LOVE the small, sleek Headset. It is absolutely tiny — a half the size of a lipstick!)
If your family wants to get Hands-Free with Motorola, leave a comment and let us know. Motorola has provided a H680 Hands-Free Headset, T305 Hands-Free Car Speakerphone and a Mobile Phone Tools CD to giveaway.
We will select one winner, to receive all three prizes. (Because if your family is like mine, both you and your spouse will want to get Hands-Free!)
This contest is open to BOTH Canadian and US shipping addresses. We will announce the winner August 30th.

Filed under Contests, Gift Ideas, Product Reviews, Shopping by Janice


526 Comments on Multi Tasking with Motorola »
#1 - Katie @ 9:48 pm
This would be so great for me. My husband calls sparatically from Iraq and I absolutely have to take his call no matter what I am doing.
#2 - LorelaiCC aka C.C. Almon @ 9:54 pm
I spend about 90% of my cell phone time talking in the car. This would be a huge blessing for us!
#3 - Shelley @ 9:56 pm
This would be cool to have.
#4 - Lani ~ The Wooden Porch @ 9:56 pm
Oh my gosh! If I win anything here at all, I REALLY want this one!!!
#5 - laura @ 9:56 pm
i LOVE my hands free speakerphone.
http://adventuresinjuggling.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/hands-free/
#6 - Kim @ 10:01 pm
I could definitely use this!
#7 - HeresTheDiehl @ 10:04 pm
I’d love to have a hands-free headset for while I’m driving. Thanks for sponsoring this giveaway!
#8 - erin @ 10:18 pm
count me in…this would be great!
#9 - rachel @ 10:25 pm
Oh this would be perfect! My husband travels a lot for work and I travel about once a month 5 hours each way. This would be such a blessing.
Great giveaway girls!
#10 - marla @ 10:27 pm
is it really that good? I had to return the last speaker car one i had because everyone told me i sounded like i was in a tin can.
i really want this …
#11 - melissa s @ 10:32 pm
This would be great for both of us. you are right, with the three kiddos in the car, I feel guildy talking on the phone.
#12 - Lachelle @ 10:34 pm
This would definitely help me keep both hands on the wheel!
#13 - Trish @ Another Piece of the Puzzle @ 10:37 pm
Wow, what an amazing setup! Very cool.
#14 - Carrie F. @ 10:42 pm
Oh this would be lovely…I chat a lot while driving…
#15 - Sarah at themommylogues @ 10:44 pm
This would be SO nice!!!
#16 - Alicia @ 10:50 pm
Who couldn’t use this?! Count me in!
#17 - Jai @ 10:50 pm
I am sure my family would love to see something more than my hand attached to me head w/ a piece of metal inbtween every single day. If I win, they can see my earrings.
#18 - Forgetfulone @ 10:51 pm
Yes, I would love to win these cool products from Motorola! Thanks for another great giveaway opportunity.
#19 - Shana @ 10:56 pm
I sould LOVE to win these! My husband is forever complaining about me talking on my cell and driving! Please pick me!!! :o)
#20 - Cynthia @ 11:01 pm
Wonderful giveaway! We definitely would use these!
#21 - Joni @ 11:03 pm
With 3 little kids, I find that I very rarely get to JUST talk on the phone! This would be great! Thanks for the giveaway!
#22 - Jenn Johnson @ 11:05 pm
Ooh, this would be great! I always feel that I am wasting time when I am driving, and would love to be able to use that time to make the phone calls I never get to make otherwise!
#23 - Summer @ 11:13 pm
Um…yes please!!
#24 - Jen B @ 11:13 pm
This would be wonderful!
#25 - Laura H @ 11:16 pm
We could use this!!
laura_licious101(at)hotmail*com
#26 - Just Mom @ 11:21 pm
Please count me in.
#27 - M @ 11:22 pm
How fun to get to give away all this stuff! I am so happy to have found your blog…it’s fun to see who wins and what you are giving away next! …and I could really use a hands-free set…in CA it’s the law.
#28 - Stacy @ 11:31 pm
This would be wonderful. My job involves driving from house to house to work with kiddos who have special needs, so it isn’t unusual for me to be in the car for 2-3 hours/day, and I often need to make phone calls during my workday. My husband hates that I talk and drive, but sometimes I can’t avoid it.
#29 - Erica M @ 11:34 pm
oh, please do enter us! my hubby is constantly on the phone, even on the way to and from work. i’m on a bit too, and since we only have one car, we’d be able to just leave things set up and share!!!
#30 - Rebekah at babiesabroad @ 11:36 pm
I would love to have this. I am constantly on the phone and this would be a wonderful tool to have!
#31 - Jennifer @Chronicles of a Night Owl @ 11:42 pm
Major multi-tasker here too. And I am very guilty of talking while driving. I’d love to be able to do it hands-free! That would be awesome!
#32 - melissa @ 11:43 pm
Count me in! Thanks!
#33 - Sherra @ 11:46 pm
I always use a headset in the car and at home because I hate the literal pain in the neck the phone creates. I’d love to win this and pass it on to any of my THREE teens who are all driving now. Yes…it’s scary. But this looks *cool* enough for them to use!
#34 - Tabitha @ 11:47 pm
This would be great to have. I have to drive on the interstate a lot yet don’t know where I’m going. Sometimes my husband will want to give me directions and I don’t like to talk and drive at the same time.
#35 - Heidi @ 11:49 pm
Cool! Our hands-free law went into effect last month and i have yet to get a hands-free set. It’s KILLING me to not talk while driving.
#36 - Capturing Today @ 11:53 pm
This would be very handy and much safer!
#37 - Beachcomber @ 12:25 am
This cool. My hubby and I would love to have one of these.
#38 - chel @ 12:42 am
i would use that, since cell phone and driving is illegal here in quebec… but i generally take the bus… so i’ll pass!
#39 - Bree @ 12:48 am
This would be great! thanks for the chance to win it!
#40 - Kathy @ 12:53 am
This would be great for our family! Thanks for another great prize!
#41 - Celeste @ 1:22 am
This looks fabulous!
#42 - Jen-The Mom @ 1:30 am
Being in Cali and it’s our new law, we’d love to have one, thanks so much for the chance!
#43 - Org Junkie @ 2:03 am
Very cool, I am a HUGE multitasker as well. I try to stop but it’s just a part of who I am I guess
#44 - melissa l. @ 2:34 am
count me in.
#45 - Jackie @ Our Moments Our Memories @ 2:40 am
Multi-tasking? I’m all over that. Count me in!
#46 - califmom @ 3:05 am
Since the Zivio Boom from BlogHer was a total bust, I’d love to be able to try out the Motorola setup.
#47 - Jentifa @ 5:25 am
I would love to win this we really need to be hands free especially when the kiddos are in the car
#48 - Tracy B @ 6:00 am
This would be so great for us. Where we live you can’t talk and drive everywhere, so I end up cutting conversations short. I just don’t want to turn into one of those people standing in line behind you at the supermarket that starts talking and it takes you a minute to figure out they aern’t talking to you. Its amazing how many times I will turn around and say hi to get that blank stare.
#49 - JRG @ 6:29 am
THat would be a great gift. My son just broke his phone the other day….
#50 - Carol @ 7:00 am
Great giveaway, I hope I win!!
#51 - Charles @ 7:02 am
Me and my Wife would love this prize! Good Luck Everyone
#52 - Vicki @ 7:10 am
Oh, boy, would this be fantastic!
#53 - Marilyn @ 7:15 am
Yes my husband needs a hand-free headset
#54 - Karen M @ 7:30 am
Please count me in!
#55 - Andrea @ 8:06 am
Wow - I’d love to get hands free - it’s so hard with the kids and I think for the car it’s a need! Thanks for the chance.
#56 - Lisa C. @ 8:09 am
This is totally awesome… I can really use this.. Not only in the car, but around the house… I can’t tell you how many times, I’ve got one infant in each arm, and heading up the stairs, when the phone rings… I know I can always call back, but with my hubby deployed any of these calls can be him.. I HAVE to pick it up.. lol..
#57 - Nora Scott-Platt @ 8:10 am
The hand free would be so awesome.
#58 - Toni @ 8:19 am
Unfortunately, there is no time anymore for sitting on the phone at home - catching up with long, lost friends for hours at a time. We now have canceled our home phone service and save our phone calling for the car rides. Not the safest thing to do I suppose - but it’s better than never talking to anyone at all!
#59 - Amy @ Thoughts from the Mrs. @ 8:24 am
Wow. This would be fantastic for us. Being a Stay-at-home Mom, there’s always a phone call to make and an errand to run.
Thanks for offering this!
#60 - Carey @ 8:33 am
I dont own a hands free phone, so this would be perfect. THanks
#61 - Louise Brouillette @ 8:35 am
This would be great–so much safer
#62 - Nikowa @ 8:42 am
What an awesome giveaway!
#63 - Steph Elias @ 8:44 am
Sounds great. Count me in!
#64 - Kenneth @ 8:46 am
My wife would love this.
#65 - Ali @ 8:48 am
We could sure use this!
#66 - Kathleen Luman @ 9:04 am
This would be a useful win.
#67 - Tammy Hankins @ 9:06 am
i love it
#68 - Briana @ 9:15 am
Yes, help me be a better driver! With three kids, I do alot of shuttling and lots of phone time is in the car.
#69 - Ariel @ 9:38 am
I would love to have something like this. I am usually unreachable at home and therefore need this for the phone on the run!
#70 - Mama Zen @ 9:45 am
I definitely need this!
#71 - Judith Shakespeare @ 9:53 am
Would love this!
#72 - esvin @ 9:55 am
Who ever wins the Motorola hands-free headset sure is lucky.
#73 - Sky @ 9:58 am
My husband is on the horn (my slang for phone) all the time! Even when we are on vacation, his work doesn’t quit. This would be wonderful for our family…because we are all busy and could use the extra set of hands!
Thanks for this fantastic giveaway!
seeryusfam@msn.com
#74 - Tessa @ 10:05 am
I’d love to have this, our state made it illegal to talk on the cell phone while driving so this would be wonderful!
#75 - Nat Stevens @ 10:17 am
plug me in - i could put this to good use
#76 - Dana @ 10:19 am
Would really like this prize!
#77 - Jennifer Richardson @ 10:20 am
Fab
#78 - margaret herrin @ 10:21 am
Nice prize.
#79 - Belinda A. @ 10:24 am
Oh, yes please! I would LOVE to go hands-free!
#80 - zukppr @ 10:46 am
I’ve been itching to go speaker phone in the car
#81 - Lorraine @ 10:50 am
What a great prize. Need it.
#82 - Jessica Verdin @ 10:55 am
This would be awesome!
#83 - Knitting Queen @ 10:56 am
we both really need something like this!
#84 - Lori - Queen of Dirty Laundry @ 10:58 am
I like to multi-task too, and this would make it oh so much easier to talk while I’m working or driving!
Thanks for another great giveaway!
#85 - I'm the Mom @ 10:59 am
This would be great for me to have with all my traveling to doctor’s appointments out of town for my youngest son. Then when a call comes in I could be hands free!
Thanks for the opportunity!
#86 - Christi {Polka Spot Farm} @ 11:07 am
Seth just started back driving a truck OTR (Over the Road) and he is constantly in need of directions and calling this person and that person constantly all day. It would mean so much to me if I could give him a little peace of mind (Okay its really me).This would make such a difference for our family!
#87 - Shannon Allen @ 11:10 am
This would be so wonderful for my family. As my husband drives over the road, as well, and well I am busy chauffering three kids around and we ALL know how that can be! But most importantly, my oldest is months away from his DL and it would give me peace of mind to know we could check in with one another without him talkin and holding his phone! These products? I would LOVE to have!!!
#88 - Frances Carty @ 11:10 am
Boy. DoI need this.
#89 - Maja @ 11:12 am
Oh, I’d love to win it.
#90 - Michelle Rosborough @ 11:12 am
I could really use this
#91 - Charlotte @ 11:17 am
OH Wow! I could really use this. I’m forever trying to Drive, Talk on the phone and trying to keep my 4 year old under control all at the same time. This would be perfect for me.
#92 - Gina @ 11:17 am
Let me try my luck again
since my family has been using Motorola phones since forever, maybe this time I cold win this one. But it’s okay just joining this giveaway is fun already.
#93 - Jenny @ 11:33 am
Nice giveaway! I could sure use this. I would love to win. Thanks!
#94 - Carol @ 11:47 am
WOW!!! I would love to win this one!!!!
Frugal Carol
#95 - Margaret Lee @ 11:54 am
This is a very nice prize. I would love to win.
#96 - Kimberly Cook @ 12:02 pm
Moto is #1
#97 - dallimomma @ 12:03 pm
I admit it, I’ve been guilty of “Do as I say, not as I do.” This would fix that right up.
#98 - michael woods @ 12:07 pm
I could use any one of these..thanks
#99 - betty c @ 12:20 pm
This is really useful.
#100 - Kathy D @ 12:25 pm
I do not have a hand free phone But i should i sometimes talk when driving BAD GIRL
#101 - susan lee wiener @ 12:25 pm
This would be great for my husband Howie. He has a bad back and it would be wonderful to talk to him if he has any trouble with driving. Many thx.
#102 - SANDY @ 12:25 pm
would love to get this for the car- I pull aside in a parking lot and talk and hope my kids that drive do the same but would love to have this for the car so they don’t talk on the phone etc and instead use the hands free
#103 - Channah @ Get a Grip, Mom! @ 12:26 pm
This would be great to win - especially with California’s hands-free driving law!
#104 - Teresa N. @ 12:29 pm
I’ve been wanting a hands free headset for awhile.
They are awesome!!!
Thank you for the great giveaway!
themonkinme(at)gmail(dot)com
#105 - Pat @ 12:55 pm
This would be wonderful for both of us. I feel like I’m putting my child’s life in jeopardy when I talk and drive!
#106 - Janice Whitaker @ 12:56 pm
I could use this!!
#107 - MamaMay @ 12:57 pm
Pick me! I could really use this!
#108 - Petula @ 1:01 pm
I am guilty! I mostly make all of my phone calls in the van… it’s the only time where things are relatively quiet. Wow, a hands-free set would definitely make things safer and easier! Great giveaway.
#109 - Cilfton Wade @ 1:04 pm
What a great back to school prize.
Thanks for all the excellent contests and prizes!
#110 - shelley mitchell @ 1:08 pm
My husband needs this badly. He’s a realtor and always on his phone. What a great win this would be for him. thanks!
#111 - valerie mabrey @ 1:13 pm
thanks for the contest
#112 - CynthiaK @ 1:18 pm
I, like so many other moms, would love to get my hands on a product like this. With three kids to drive here there and everywhere, and a commuting husband, it would make life so much easier, safer and, let’s face it, so much more swank!
#113 - c. clemens @ 1:32 pm
my i need this for my hubby, he is bad about driving with a cell phone.
#114 - sylvia kriksic @ 1:34 pm
i don’t want to use my cell phone while driving, i want to have both hands on the wheel
#115 - Amberly @ 1:35 pm
I’m guilty as well. Like you, I figure I can kill two birds with one stone. And since I hate talking on the phone, the conversation can always be cut short by, “Oh, I’m here! Gotta go!”
#116 - Marlena @ 1:41 pm
I really need this with a standard transmission car!
#117 - Perky @ 1:51 pm
I RELY on my car time to conduct my personal business and catch up on calls. Some of my time is spent in traffic, so I feel that making phone calls is a very good use of my time and does not compromise my safety.
#118 - tammy b @ 2:28 pm
oh, i so need a blue tooth thingy. washington state has now made it illegal to drive with the phone up to your ear and all i have is horrid old fashioned ear bud thingys. please save me from a ticket!
#119 - Chaim Weisswasser @ 2:37 pm
its great
#120 - Casey Miller @ 2:46 pm
My husband and I so desperately need any cell phone, these would be great for our long commutes and road trips :)!!
#121 - Jennifer Barnett @ 2:54 pm
This would be a wonderful set for my husband and I. I would feel safer if he were hands free when talking on the phone whilst driving.
#122 - stacey dempsey @ 3:04 pm
oh i could sure use this between the kids and the dog and drinking my coffee lol please please
#123 - Shilo Beedy @ 3:21 pm
I would love this for my sister. With her job she is always having to take calls no matter where she is.
#124 - jffryclough @ 3:21 pm
this would be invaluable, hope i win (duh)
#125 - Susan @ 4:26 pm
This prize would be a lifesaver-in more ways than one!
#126 - Todd Burleigh @ 4:28 pm
makes my drive easier
#127 - Kerry Lang @ 4:31 pm
My family would love to get their hands on this!
#128 - ktjrdn @ 4:40 pm
I would love this. Thanks
#129 - ART @ 4:43 pm
nothing wrong with using something to make life easier,or better..
#130 - Toby @ 4:44 pm
Great prize!
#131 - Albert @ 4:45 pm
Nice contest.
#132 - Rodney K @ 4:46 pm
I sure hope I win thanks
#133 - Dana D. @ 5:00 pm
SWEEEET!!
#134 - Megan A. @ 5:11 pm
Both my husband and I would love to get hands-free! Frankly we have no excuse to not be by now as it is illegal in our town to drive while talking on the phone. I think my husband follows the law better on this then me, I simply hope my long hair will cover up my law breaking!
#135 - Danielle Wolbaum @ 5:25 pm
Well i havent ever won anything b4, but hey ya never know!!
#136 - Carla @ 5:25 pm
count me in, please!
#137 - Tom @ 5:28 pm
H680 Bluetooth® Headset
Voted best headset by Money Magazine
#138 - Amy L @ 5:40 pm
My husband commutes for an hour each way, and talks on his phone for much of that time. I would feel so much better about his safety if he could do this hands-free.
#139 - Mary Mizell @ 5:40 pm
I could use this
#140 - Gina Stratos @ 5:42 pm
Perfect timing with the new CA laws.
gkstratos@yahoo.com
#141 - Hil'Lesha @ 6:58 pm
Very nice!
#142 - Dan Smith @ 7:23 pm
This would come in handy
#143 - Adrienne Gordon @ 7:26 pm
love 2 b hands free
#144 - B.W. @ 7:29 pm
Wow. Car stuff I need.
#145 - Anne @ 7:53 pm
I am a SuperDuperMultiTasker!!
I NEED this and would love to win!
Thanks
#146 - Pamela Brint @ 7:56 pm
What a nice phone to make life easier.
#147 - Denise Mower @ 7:57 pm
I’m giving it to my dauhter…she is twenty something and thinks she’s immortal…
#148 - Susan Smith @ 7:58 pm
Great and useful prize
#149 - tracy dufour @ 8:01 pm
I’ll need an instruction manuel, but I would loved to win
#150 - Christi @ 8:02 pm
I’d LOVE to win this! Thanks!
#151 - charline s @ 8:13 pm
My husband acttually needs this more than I do,
#152 - Margaret Smith @ 8:21 pm
I would really love to win this for my husband. It drives me crazy when he talks on his cell phone and doesn’t pull over. What a great giveaway. Thank you.
#153 - Linda @ 8:24 pm
Wow what a great prize.I would love to win this one.
#154 - JenLive! @ 8:48 pm
Hands free would be great for me!
#155 - tracey @ 8:48 pm
my husband had a hands-free system installed in his car - but he parks at the train station daily so rarely uses it - i, on the other hand, am running errands, shuttling kids and spend lots of time in my van without one…hmmm this would be great to show him that he’s not the only one - i could have toys too…but really - how ridiculously great would it be to function hands-free!!!
#156 - susan varney @ 8:59 pm
hope to win
#157 - Miss Mommy @ 8:59 pm
Hubby and I could really use these…..they just recently made it against the law to chat while driving in our state….so no more multi-tasking for us!!
#158 - allan @ 9:01 pm
my comment is the thing would save me anymore tickets
#159 - Elaine @ 9:02 pm
This would be wonderful for my husband-so much of his work is spent on the road.
#160 - Felicia Lockamy @ 9:05 pm
what a very useful giveaway, thank you
#161 - Bebemiqui @ 9:19 pm
This would make my life so much easier!
Great giveaway! Count me in. bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
#162 - Bailey's Leaf @ 9:38 pm
I don’t like to talk and drive, and this would make me feel safer!
Thank you!
#163 - Sandy Anderson @ 9:49 pm
Would love this little T305. Have checked it out recently (actually yesterday) at Best Buy and they also recommended it!
#164 - christopher h @ 10:08 pm
we’d love to try this
#165 - David Andrea @ 10:09 pm
This would be the perfect solution to what I am looking for.
#166 - jeanne @ 10:12 pm
This is a great giveaway. I am always on my cell in the car and while I’ve meant to get a hands free adapter, I shamefully have not yet.
#167 - Ellen Ring @ 10:26 pm
This would be great for both myself & husband. We really need to keep both hands on the wheel.
#168 - Cheryl B. @ 10:53 pm
I would love that!!
#169 - Liz @ 11:23 pm
Awesome!!
#170 - prem @ 11:23 pm
with love good luck to all ..